The beacon towers along the Great Wall of Northern Xinjiang have been lit one after another, and within the range of hundreds of miles of defense line, you can already see the smoke and dust coming from the direction of the grassland, which is naturally a huge scene formed by the galloping of thousands of horses.

The fast horse, which is as fast as a meteor, carries the red feather messenger on horseback, and keeps transmitting the latest military information to Chang'an City. After a lapse of a few years, the Hun cavalry once again stepped out of the grassland on a large scale and began to launch an attack on the Han Dynasty.

This news spread all over the land of Jiangbei in the shortest possible time, mixed with rumors and some false information, and some people could not help but panic for a while. The Hun cavalry came and went like the wind, and it had caused great harm to many people in the northern counties and counties, and had left a deep shadow in their hearts. Therefore, it is inevitable to hear such news again, and it is inevitable to be afraid.

But at such a time, an imperial edict was issued that lifted everyone's spirits. The edict of the Son of Heaven will spread all over the world, and the Han Dynasty is going to officially start a war with the Huns!

"The Huns rebelled against the principles of heaven, were incestful, tyrannical and cruel to the elderly, took theft as their business, and defrauded all barbarians. Plotting to borrow soldiers, the number is a border harm, so the division is punished to conquer its crimes......! ”

In this sternly worded edict, everyone heard in it the determination of the present day. I couldn't help but have a strong premonition in my heart that the national war between Han and Hungary was finally about to officially begin.

Once the country's war machine is in operation, it is very efficient, especially after the vigorous centralization of power by Emperor Liu Che in the past few years, a set of institutions under his leadership to quickly deal with urgent affairs has been formed, and now it has finally played its role.

Although Yuan Zhao is far away in Liaodong, those talents in Shangshutai are enough to support the overall situation. In their hands, the emperor's will was conveyed in the most timely manner, and preparations for war were completed in an orderly and rapid manner.

After worshiping Wei Qing as the general of the chariot cavalry, the emperor also worshiped the general Gongsun He as the general of the light car, and ordered him to command an army composed of some men and horses drawn from the Beiying and Xiliu battalions, and set off separately with Wei Qing's Black Eagle Army.

Emperor Liu Che attached great importance to this war and personally granted the battle strategy. After Wei Qing returned to the camp of the Black Eagle Army, the soldiers who had already learned the exact news were enthusiastic and asked for battle.

In the face of the rising emotions of the whole army, Wei Qing was naturally full of confidence, and a smile appeared on his always serious face. He followed Yuan Zhao's advice at the beginning, and transferred from the guards of the Yang Palace to the army, isn't what he is waiting for today?

There is another person who came from Chang'an with Wei Qing, that is, Gongsun Ao, who had a lifelong friendship with him. In the past two years, Gongsun Ao has served as the general of the patrol guard, responsible for patrolling the security inside and outside the capital, which can be regarded as being reused. But he was not satisfied with the title of a general with only 3,000 men, he was always thinking about returning to the Black Eagle Army, even if it was an ordinary captain.

In this case, every time they met, he would mention it to Wei Qing and ask him to find a way to get him back. Wei Qing persuaded him every time, asking him to wait patiently and not be impatient, and when the time was ripe, he would naturally help him.

This is an excellent opportunity, when the emperor asked Xinbai's general Che Cai what else he wanted, Wei Qing proposed to his face that the army needed a fierce general, and Gongsun Ao Ke went north with the army to fight. At the most important moment of the Han-Hungarian War, the emperor would naturally agree to such a request, and in this way, Gongsun Ao stepped down as the general of the patrol guard and transferred to the Black Eagle Army, obeying orders in front of the Wei Qing tent.

Out of all the more than 25,000 troops, 20,000 horses were selected to march north, and although the people who stayed behind had a huge loss in their hearts, this was the order of the commander-in-chief and must be followed. Fortunately, since the war has begun, it will not be finished for a while, and there will definitely be opportunities in the future.

"There are many soldiers." Yuan Zhao put forward this idea of army building a long time ago, and Wei Qing deeply agreed. In his opinion, no matter how many thousands of troops and horses the opponent has, having two to thirty thousand elite cavalry in his hands is enough for a battle.

All 20,000 soldiers went out to fight the battle, all of them were cavalry, and the fat and strong horses in the Zhongnan Mountain Horse Farm finally had their own masters. Open the doors of the Black Hawk garrison's arsenal and everyone is fully armed. Spears, swords, daggers, long and short crossbows, light and strong armor, red tasseled battle helmets, black robes with piping and red, and leather bags of a unified system, which contain all kinds of new and strange small objects and first-aid medicines. That's what the Black Hawks are all about.

The west wind hunts, the clouds are high and the grass is low, the battlefield is pointed, and the heaven and earth are killed!

Since this Black Hawk army was all dressed up and entered a state of imminent battle, the whole momentum was very different from that of all ordinary Han troops. It's an indescribable feeling, like a sword about to be unsheathed, and once the edge is revealed, all opponents in front of them will have nowhere to hide, and it will be difficult to match!

Zhao Shiqi, who was newly appointed by the emperor as the Sima of the army, stood behind Wei Qing, the general of the cavalry, he looked at the serious figure in front of him, and then looked at the elite army that had been assembled, and some thoughts in his heart began to slowly change.

Zhao Shiqi can also be regarded as a general of a hundred battles, although he later entered the court and served as the lord and lieutenant, but he still has not lost his true colors. He was more than ten years older than Wei Qing, and this time he was personally appointed by the emperor as the Sima of the Black Eagle Army, serving under the command of the Che Cavalry General, and he had some emotions in his heart.

However, when he officially entered the army today, he saw the spirit and spirit exuded from these soldiers, full of clothes and well-equipped, and they were like tigers and Marseille dragons! Judging from how many years of his military career, such an army is a very rare elite division.

Zhao Shiqi caressed the nine-armed chain crossbow and the hundred-tempered steel knife lovingly, and he also got a set of the same equipment. Without hesitation, with the help of the guards beside him, he took off his bulky armor and replaced it with the light armor specially made by the Black Eagle Army. This kind of armor is made in those military workshops on Changle Plateau, and its weight is only half of the armor in ordinary armies, but after special craftsmanship, it is difficult for swords and arrows to enter, and it can be called treasure armor.

The six Black Eagle military captains led by Cao Xiang rode high-headed horses proudly, standing in front of the army they led, and accepted the final review before the main general left. However, there were two more knights beside them, although they did not have official military ranks, they were also immediately at the forefront, and their momentum was not inferior by half a point.

Gongsun Ao finally put on the iconic black robe of the Black Eagle Army, he was originally tall and mighty, and he looked even more majestic under the banner. And in comparison, the figure on the horse beside him seemed a little thin.

Huo Quzhi, who was clear and heroic, carried the famous sword Chihuo on his back, riding on top of the dragon horse "champion", and his expression in the robe was slightly lonely. In the Black Eagle Army, only her uncle Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao knew that she was her daughter, and there were few people who knew her relationship with the main general Wei Qing. The only thing everyone knows is that this young general, who is only thirteen or fourteen years old, is the most proud disciple of Changle Hou Yuanzhao.

Most of the officers and men in the army don't know much about her, and the reason why they are impressed is because of this "young man's" famous sword, BMW and her world-famous master. However, there are also some people who know that she is extremely extraordinary, that is, the dozens of Black Eagle sergeants who have been to the Western Regions together.

On the way back from illness in the Western Regions, Huo Qubing broke the Dawan chasing army with fifty horsemen, and killed the king of Dawan with a single horse, but was suppressed by Yuan Zhao and did not spread. Yuan Zhao did this, naturally he had his considerations. Of course, it is nothing that outsiders don't know, but in the hearts of these people who are familiar with the inside story, they have long respected this young general.

Yuan Zhao crossed the sea to the east, this time did not take her there, Huo Qu couldn't help but be depressed for a long time, although the master comforted her with kind words before leaving, let her practice martial arts at home, and promised that once the Black Eagle Army has a war next spring, she will definitely be let with the army.

Even so, during Master's absence, she was bored. Therefore, after hearing the news of the Black Eagle Army's northern expedition against the Huns, she couldn't stay any longer, and immediately went to find her uncle Wei Qing, and strongly asked to follow. Wei Qing couldn't stand her pestering, so he had to agree to come down and let her follow him as an ordinary knight.

After the review of the army, all kinds of baggage equipment were neat, seeing that everything was not missing, the general Wei Qing of the chariot cavalry did not say anything more, and gave an order, the forward went first, the camp gate was wide open, the horse's hooves trampled on the dead grass and fallen leaves, the flag was half rolled, and the elite cavalry of 20,000 black robes and armor was pulled out one after another, and marched north along the avenue.

Just on the high ground not far from here, the people who saw them off waved here, watching this majestic team gradually move away, although they could not follow the enemy in person, but the heroic meaning in their hearts could not help but arise spontaneously.

"Master Dong, what is the momentum of this army?"

The gray-robed thin man named Master Father Yan looked at the slightly fat man of his age with a smile, and there was a smug look between his eyebrows that could not be concealed.

The person on the other side was none other than Dong Zhongshu, who had come all the way from Jiangdu a few days ago. The two people, Master Father Yan and Dong Zhongshu, were old acquaintances when they were young people on a study tour, and they once admired each other's reputation. It's just that the two people have learned differently, although they are both rich and wealthy, but the master father focuses on the art of learning from the world, while Dong Zhongshu is proficient in diligently, specializing in the six arts of the Spring and Autumn Period.

"Huh! Sure enough, although I am not good at the way of soldiers, I can also see that this Black Eagle Army is a real elite division. I think they will definitely achieve an impressive record in the world. ”

"That's natural, even if it's not for anything else, just to repay the little marquis for his hard work on them, and he must fight a few beautiful victories to be worthy of him!"

No one knows better than the Lord Father Yan what kind of high hopes Yuan Zhao has placed on this Black Eagle Army, and today he has finally formed an army to fight, and he will be famous in the world, establish a world-shattering honor, and show off his martial arts, so that he has no regrets!